本欧洲标准适用于带有或不带手推车的动力式起重机的设计，使用，维护和测试信息，原动机是电动，液压或气动马达。它们被设计用于提升和降低悬挂在挂钩或其他负载提升附件上的负载。起重机可用于起重机，其他机器，例如铁路依赖的存储和检索设备，单轨输送机或其自身。 本欧洲标准适用于以下类型的起重机: a）绳葫芦; b）环链葫芦; c）带式起重机，带钢带起重机除起升介质外; d）开式提升机; e）NGL建筑葫芦，包括支撑结构。 本欧洲标准不适用于以下危险: i）本欧洲标准不包括与“噪声户外指令（OND）2000/14/EC”中定义的货物运输提升机有关的危险; ii）本欧洲标准不包括与解除人员有关的危险。 注意使用起重机取消人员可能需要遵守具体的国家规定。 本欧洲标准没有规定与在地下工程爆炸性环境中使用起重机有关的危险的额外要求。 有意义

This document is applicable to the design, information for use, maintenance and testing of power driven hoists, compact or open construction, with or without trolleys for which the prime mover is an electric, hydraulic or pneumatic motor. They are designed for the lifting and lowering of loads that are suspended on hooks or other load lifting attachments. Hoists can be used either in cranes, in other machines, e.g. rail dependent storage and retrieval equipment, monorail conveyors or by itself. This document is applicable to the following types of hoist: a) rope hoist; b) chain hoist; c) belt hoist, except belt hoist with steel belts as hoisting media; d) NGL building hoists including supporting structures; e) Winches used for lifting operation. This document is not applicable of the following hazards: f) this document does not cover hazards related to builders hoists for the transport of goods as defined in Noise Outdoor Directive (OND) 2000/14/EC; g) this document does not cover hazards related to the lifting of persons. This document does not specify additional requirements for hazards related to the use of hoists in explosive atmospheres in underground mines. The significant hazards covered by this document are identified in Clause 4. This document is not applicable to power driven hoists that are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.